On November 12, The Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) today stated that it had joined the Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) to be a part of the peace process in order to secure a better future for the Zeliangrong people living in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland, reports Assam Tribune. The ZUF, in a release issued by its information and publicity wing, said that as the Centre had taken a decision not to admit any more tribal outfits in the process, the ZUF decided to ally with the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Unification (NSCN-U) for a political solution to the Naga issue on the one hand and the better future of the Zeliangrong people on the other. The statement issued by ZUF further states that after a careful analysis of the pros and cons, the ZUF joined the NNPGs in the peace talks as an integral part of the NSCN-U or the GPRN (Government of People’s Republic of Nagalim)/NSCN with the assurance that the political aspirations of the Zeliangrong people would be kept alive and pursued through democratic political processes in the post-solution scenario. Stating that the Zeliangrong people have been struggling for a single administrative and political system for a common homeland, the ZUF said the Zeliangrong areas were being encroached on, and colonised by ‘non-indigenous’ Zeliangrong tribes on the pretext of a ‘political conflict’ with India.